Plants Used For Medicine

In a survival situation it’s a good idea to know the plants used for for health and healing. Even if one is not in a survival situation medicinal plants are often the best choice. Currently of the 250,000 identified categories of plants, only about 2% are used medicinally.

Some of the most common plants used for medicine, often available in the supermarket, drug store and even convenience store are: ginseng, Echinacea, and gingko. These plants target energy, brain health and immunity.

There are a number of plants used for medicine that specifically target the area of pain relief. Giant hyssop (Agastache urticifolia) is an analgesic that grows in the sandy soil of the American West where it can get lots of sun. An infusion or tea made of the dried leaves will provide relief from pain, such as that with rheumatism. It can also be used to treat colds and measles. Continue...

Plants That Cure Illnesses

You may think that plants that cure illnesses are hard to locate or identify. This is not necessarily true. In fact many plants that cure sickness can be found in your backyard, or at least in your home state. There are even plants that are believed to cure cancers that cannot be cured by regular means.

Marijuana is just one medical plant that has been said to help those with cancer. While it cannot cure the cancer, it can make the sickness from the treatments go away. This is why it is considered one of the medicinal plants worth mentioning. Some individuals can legally secure this plant in order to help themselves. There are plants that can treat and cure illness that are far less controversial. Continue...

Medicinal Plants

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You need to give herbal medicine time to work. In other words, these are not miracle plants. Sometimes it may take as long as three months or more before thesenatural remedies are successful. While you may notice a lessening of symptoms, it can take some time before you realize total relief or healing. Continue...

Coast to Coast Survival Plants

Do you know what plants growing in your backyard, in the field across the street, or in the woods down the road are beneficial, not just for food, but for medicine and other uses? You may not think you need to know that because you are comfortable in your retreat, however, what if you have to leave do you know what plants you might come across that could save your life?

There are plants found in almost every corner of the United States that can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments, keep you healthy and well-fed, comfortable and warm. Do you know the skills and techniques that the first inhabitants of this country used to stay alive and healthy?

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Medicinal Plants, Part 3

Here’s the third installment about these common garden and backyard medicinal plants.

Oregano leaves and stems when used in an infusion can be used as an expectorant, to treat colds and coughs.

Rose hips are an excellent source of vitamin C and as such can be used to treat colds, flu and bladder problems. Two or three of the hips dried, chopped and steeped in boiling water are an excellent source of vitamins A, B3, C, D and E.

Rosemary leaves help preserve meats, can be used as a digestive aid. An infusion of the dried leaves will treat headaches and low blood pressure. It’s an astringent, antibacterial, antispasmodic and aids circulation.

Spearmint/Peppermint leaves and flower tops make as excellent tea that can treat indigestion and morning sickness. The leaves can also be rubbed on your clothes to ward off bees.

Thyme like rosemary can be used to help preserve meat. An infusion of the leaves can be used to treat cough, emphysema and headache. It has antifungal and antispasmodic as well as antibacterial properties.

Whether you are at home or in the wilderness there are a multitude of plants that you should know how to recognize and use. In a survival situation where medical help may not be possible, you need to know how to treat a number of physical ailments using the plants in nature’s pharmacy. To learn more about plants that and cure illness, click here.

Medicinal Plants, Part 2

Here’s the next installment about these common garden and backyard medicinal plants.

Dill seeds can be mashed and steeped in boiling water to create an infusion for treating indigestion, urinary tract infections, e. coli and some suggest even high blood pressure. The seeds can be chewed to freshen the breath.

Fennel seeds in an infusion treat gas, acid stomach and aids digestion. The seeds can be powdered and used as a flea repellant. There is an estrogenic effect from the seeds which caused them to be used to stimulate menstruation and post-birth milk production.

Garlic juice can be applied to skin infections. One medium clove of garlic is equal to penicillin for some uses. When treating an infection use 2 – 3 cloves a day. To treat high blood pressure eat 3-10 cloves per day. (This mainly works for HBP that is aggravated by people…eating that much garlic pretty much guarantees that everyone will stay far FAR away!...kidding). It’s also be used to treat: athlete’s foot, fungal infections, diabetes, stomach cancer, lead poisoning, worms, insect bites and as an antibiotic. To get rid of “garlic breath” chew parsley or fennel.

Iris roots and rhizomes can be used to treat abscesses, painful infections, swollen lymph and thyroid glands, excessive salivation and constipation.

Marjoram leaves and flower tops have been used to treat menstrual cramps and to aid in digestion.

Marigold flowers can be used in a poultice or infusion to treat chilblains, burns, scalds and stings. It also has antiseptic and antibacterial properties and has been used as an anti-fungal and to treat impetigo.

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Medicinal Plants

Here are just a few medicinal plants and their uses. Some of these plants can be found in your own garden, others may be growing in your own backyard.

Basil is good for intestinal parasites and infections. Stimulates the immune system and contains vitamins A and C. Use the leaves and flower tops, either fresh or dry. Make an infusion by steeping one or two leaves in a cup of boiling water.

Blackberry is good for treating diarrhea, wounds, bleeding and wounds (leaves); sore throat, mouth sores (berries). Make an infusion using the leaves, berries or bark. To apply topically soak a cloth in the cooled infusion and press to the wound or even hemorrhoid.

Cilantro is used as a digestive aid and an anti-inflammatory. Steep the seeds in 1 cup of boiling water and drink three times a day.

Dandelion roots and leaves have a number of uses. The leaves can be eaten in a salad while the roots can be roasted and used as a coffee substitute. An infusion can be made from the dried leaves and used to treat high blood pressure and heartburn, hepatitis and jaundice (most yellow “weeds” seem to have the ability to treat liver problems (which can cause one to turn yellow/jaundice).

In addition to these “domestic” plants there are a wide variety of plants that are found in the wilderness that can heal and cure.